The groundbreaking SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch in 26 photos

SpaceX's big new rocket blasted off Tuesday on its first test flight, carrying a red electric sports car aiming for an endless road trip past Mars.

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This Dec. 28, 2017 photo made available by SpaceX shows a Falcon Heavy rocket in Cape Canaveral, Fla. With more than 5 million pounds of liftoff thrust the Heavy will be capable of lifting super-size satellites into orbit and sending spacecraft to the moon, Mars and beyond. (SpaceX via AP)

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A mannequin “Starman” sits at the wheel of a Tesla Roadster in this photo posted on the Instagram account of Elon Musk, head of auto company Tesla and founder of the private space company SpaceX. The car will be on board when SpaceX launches its new rocket, the Falcon Heavy, from Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (Courtesy of Elon Musk/Instagram via AP)

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In this image from video provided by SpaceX, two booster rockets land at Cape Canaveral, Fla., during the first test flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (SpaceX via AP)

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Two Falcon boosters come back to land at Cape Canaveral after SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket lifted off from launch Pad 39A Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, for the maiden demonstration test flight at the Kennedy Space Center. The big rocket is made up of three rocket boosters that will produce more thrust than any other rocket now flying. (Red Huber /Orlando Sentinel via AP)

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A SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from launch Pad 39A Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, for the maiden demonstration test flight at the Kennedy Space Center. The big rocket is made up of three rocket boosters that will produce more thrust than any other rocket now flying. (Red Huber /Orlando Sentinel via AP)

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A SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from launch Pad 39A Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, for the maiden demonstration test flight at the Kennedy Space Center. The big rocket is made up of three rocket boosters that will produce more thrust than any other rocket now flying. (Red Huber /Orlando Sentinel via AP)

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Crowds of people, reminiscent of shuttle launch days, line the beaches of Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach to watch the launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, and the return of the rocket's boosters landing at Landing Zone 1 and 2 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. (Malcolm Denemark/Florida Today via AP)

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Crowds of people, reminiscent of shuttle launch days, line the beaches of Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, to watch the launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center and the return of the rocket's boosters landing at Landing Zone 1 and 2 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. (Malcolm Denemark/Florida Today via AP)

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Crowds on the beach in Cape Canaveral watch two of the three boosters from the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, from Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A land moments apart at Landing Zones 1 and 2 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. (Malcolm Denemark/Florida Today via AP)

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The crowd cheers at Playalinda Beach in the Canaveral National Seashore, just north of the Kennedy Space Center, during the successful launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Playalinda is one of closest public viewing spots to see the launch, about 3 miles from the SpaceX launchpad 39A. (Joe Burbank /Orlando Sentinel via AP)

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This image from video provided by SpaceX shows the company's spacesuit in Elon Musk's red Tesla sports car which was launched into space during the first test flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (SpaceX via AP)

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This image from video provided by SpaceX shows the company's spacesuit in Elon Musk's red Tesla sports car which was launched into space during the first test flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (SpaceX via AP)

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